Podcast 17: Community Q&A

04/19/18 • 10 min

“I’ve been told that my eyes work fine but not working well together. When I look straight ahead of me I get double vision and it gets worse the higher up I look. Looking down I get no problems. My eye muscles are working too hard in the upper region so they eye specialist suggests to do a surgery by cutting the muscle to weaken it. I prefer not to go down that route without trying something else first. I’m looking for alternative ways of correcting this, is there something you would recommend?”
“My husband has TBI from many concussions. I am interested in the prism glasses to treat him, or any exercises you might suggest. I did not need glasses until I was almost 40 and needed readers. This progressed to needing glasses for far vision as well, so now I’m in glasses all the time, which I hate. email. Hoping you can help us to improve things. I enjoyed your podcast on WellnessMama.”
“I am 60 and female and very aware of and practice healthy eating and avoiding pharmaceuticals. I have to wear glasses. I have been diagnosed with meibomian gland dysfunction, the inflammation of the eyelids. My eyes are always red and have been all my life. At least now I know why. What do you suggest for this condition? Also, I’m sure I have inflammation in my gut due to diverticulosis and -itis. I am trying to fix this.”

“I’ve been told that my eyes work fine but not working well together. When I look straight ahead of me I get double vision and it gets worse the higher up I look. Looking down I get no problems. My eye muscles are working too hard in the upper region so they eye specialist suggests to do a surgery by cutting the muscle to weaken it. I prefer not to go down that route without trying something else first. I’m looking for alternative ways of correcting this, is there something you would recommend?”
“My husband has TBI from many concussions. I am interested in the prism glasses to treat him, or any exercises you might suggest. I did not need glasses until I was almost 40 and needed readers. This progressed to needing glasses for far vision as well, so now I’m in glasses all the time, which I hate. email. Hoping you can help us to improve things. I enjoyed your podcast on WellnessMama.”
“I am 60 and female and very aware of and practice healthy eating and avoiding pharmaceuticals. I have to wear glasses. I have been diagnosed with meibomian gland dysfunction, the inflammation of the eyelids. My eyes are always red and have been all my life. At least now I know why. What do you suggest for this condition? Also, I’m sure I have inflammation in my gut due to diverticulosis and -itis. I am trying to fix this.”

“My daughter has been diagnosed with amblyopia and has had glasses since 4 years old. My son was born with an eye that crossed, farsighted with amblyopia, and has eye alignment issues. He has had glasses since 6 months old and recently underwent muscle surgery. He is now in bifocals. I had asked about eye exercises and was told there was nothing. He is a good eater and I am currently doing a gut healing diet. I have also done phototherapy with infrared light and red light. Now that I know you I will start these exercises. I can do these things in my home but due to the severity of my son’s eye issues, I feel like I need professional guidance. What would you recommend I do?”
“I have a very quick question for you regarding my 9-year-old daughter. She has been recently diagnosed with myopia (-0.25 and -0.50) and given prescription glasses to wear only when in school. I was wondering if you could recommend any specific eye exercises that can be done for her age?”
“I have a 6-year-old son with intermittent exotropia. I have had him in vision therapy for 1.5 years and since the demands of school and reading are increasing we are scheduled for 2-3 sessions of therapy per week, which is about $4700. I am holistic in everything that I do and is why he is in vision therapy; however, I have always wondered if it is a deficiency or health-related. His health is great and eats many vegetables. I was curious if there is something I can do?”

“My daughter has been diagnosed with crossed eyes and was given strong glasses? The doctor is also recommending eye muscle surgery. How is your approach different?”